On The Border original guitar chords by
Al Stewart

1976Rock195 views

Key: F# minor

Intro 1

F#m

F#m7

Verse 1
F#m7 F#m7 2
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The fishing boats go out across
the evening water
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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Smuggling guns and arms across the
Spanish border
Bm11 Bm11 
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The wind   whips up the waves so loud
Aadd9 Aadd9 6
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Gadd9 Gadd9 
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The ghost    moon sails among     the clouds
F#m7 F#m7 2
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E7 E7 
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Turns  the rifles into silver
F#m7 F#m7 2
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on     the border
F#m7 F#m7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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Verse 2
F#m7 F#m7 2
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On     my wall the colours of the
maps are running
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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From Africa   the winds they talk of
changes coming
Bm11 Bm11 
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Gadd9 Gadd9 
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The torches flare up in       the night
Aadd9 Aadd9 6
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Gadd9 Gadd9 
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The hand     that sets the farms    alight
F#m7 F#m7 2
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E7 E7 
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Has spread the word to those who're waiting
F#m7 F#m7 2
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on     the border

Chorus 1
Aadd9 Aadd9 6
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In       the village where I grew up
Em7 Em7 
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Nothing seems the same
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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Still you never    see the change
Aadd9 Aadd9 6
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from day to day
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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C# C# 4
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And no-one notices  the customs slip away
F#m7 F#m7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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Verse 3
F#m7 F#m7 2
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Late   last night the rain was
knocking on my window
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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I moved    across the darkened
room and in the lampglow
Bm11 Bm11 
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I thought I saw down in the street
Aadd9 Aadd9 6
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Gadd9 Gadd9 
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The spirit   of the century
F#m7 F#m7 2
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E7 E7 
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Telling us that we're all standing
F#m7 F#m7 2
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on     the border

Chorus 2
Aadd9 Aadd9 6
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In       the islands where where I grew up
Em7 Em7 
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Nothing seems seems the same
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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It's just the patterns that remain
F#m7 F#m7 2
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An empty shell
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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But there's a strangeness
C# C# 4
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in the air you feel too well
F#m7 F#m7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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F#m7 F#m7 2
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Verse 4
F#m7 F#m7 2
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The fishing boats go out across
the evening water
Dadd9 Dadd9 4
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Smuggling guns and arms across the
Spanish border
Bm11 Bm11 
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The wind   whips up the waves so loud
Aadd9 Aadd9 6
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Gadd9 Gadd9 
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The ghost    moon sails among     the clouds
F#m7 F#m7 2
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E7 E7 
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Turns  the rifles into silver
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On     the border

Outro 1

Dadd9

F#m7

On the border, on the border

Dadd9

F#m7

On the border

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